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Saurav Sharma

Saurav Sharma

Pune

Summary

Dynamic finance professional with a proven track record at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, and a CFA aspirant adept in financial modeling and risk management. Spearheaded capital-raising initiatives and optimized a 200 crore budget, enhancing strategic fund allocation. Skilled in data visualization with Power BI, driving impactful insights for executive decision-making.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Deputy Manager(Finance Controller)

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India PVT LTD
Pune
02.2024 - Current
  • Managing 1.5 B INR in budget, ensuring optimal capital deployment, and strategic fund allocation.
  • Designed and maintained Power BI dashboards to visualize key financial metrics related to the cost of capital and other costs.
  • Generated monthly Power BI reports for board meetings, streamlining the financial reporting process and its analysis.
  • Led capital-raising initiatives via bonds and institutional partnerships, improving financial structuring.
  • Prepared board-level financial reports, delivering insights to support high-level strategic decisions.
  • Built investment business cases, evaluating ROI, cost structures, and strategic alignment.
  • Directed budgeting and forecasting, driving data-informed planning and financial discipline.
  • Conducted financial risk and opportunity analysis, supporting proactive investment strategies.
  • Championed AI-driven financial process innovation as part of the enterprise digitization forum.
  • Streamlined inventory management for Vietnam operations, establishing scalable cross-border financial processes.
  • Prepared monthly progress reports detailing achievements against set targets.
  • Experience using SAP and other ERP tools.
  • Worked on three yearly financial planning rounds.
  • Helped the organization optimize costs.
  • Collaborated with fellow employees, vendors and other parties to achieve smooth coordination of activities, risk remediation and follow-up.
  • Risk assignment of costs due to external macroeconomic factors.
  • Analyzed business performance data and forecasted business results for upper management.

Fin-Ops Intern(Founder's office)

Buildd
Pune
04.2023 - 07.2023
  • Collaborated with the founding team in an early-stage fintech, gaining cross-functional exposure while supporting the launch of white-labelled financial APIs for micro-lending.
  • Conducted underwriting and bureau checks to assess borrower risk and approve loans for WhatsApp-based lending and BNPL offerings.
  • Determined hurdle rates and evaluated credit risk, directly influencing loan disbursement strategy and financial viability.
  • Managed B2B client relationships and led lead generation, contributing to customer acquisition and strategic business growth.

Education

MBA - FINANCE

Symbiosis Institute of management Studies
Pune
03.2024

BSC HONS - MATHEMATICS

University of Delhi
Delhi
06.2022

Skills

  • Data analysis
  • Financial modeling
  • Excel proficiency
  • Investment analysis
  • Risk management
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Negotiations
  • Problem solving
  • Cost reduction
  • Process improvement strategies
  • Data visualization
  • Financial risk management
  • Strategic planning

Extracurricular Activities

Gold Medalist in Arm Wrestling, 10/01/23 University Level Gold Medalist, 10/01/23 Captain, School Cricket Team, 12/01/17 District-Level Cricket Player, 12/01/17

Languages

  • Hindi
  • English

Websites

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Affiliations

  • Gold medalist in arm wrestling at university level
  • Captain of school cricket team

Certification

  • FMVA, CFI
  • Financial analysis, CFI
  • Portfolio management services and DCF Valuation
  • SEBI Investors certification, SEBI
  • Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs)

Timeline

Deputy Manager(Finance Controller)

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India PVT LTD
02.2024 - Current

Fin-Ops Intern(Founder's office)

Buildd
04.2023 - 07.2023

MBA - FINANCE

Symbiosis Institute of management Studies

BSC HONS - MATHEMATICS

University of Delhi

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